I want to give encouragement for those who are waiting on God for a promise to be fulfilled in their lives, that you can trust God’s plan for your life!
A Vision from God During Worship.
Last night we were in worship and I was praying about something I believe God spoke to me last year, and I was also praising the Lord in advance for His general plans for my future.
A sweet woman at church was singing an old hymn that says, “Peace. Peace. Wonderful peace. Coming down from the Father above. Sweep over my Spirit, forever, I pray. In fathomless billows of love.”
God often speaks to me in pictures and in a video format playing in my mind. My prayers are very visual. So even though my eyes were closed, in my mind’s eye, I saw a huge tidal wave, like a mile away, coming in my direction. It had not come right up to me yet, but it was coming my way.
I immediately knew that the tidal wave represented the promises of God, and simultaneously the Love of God. They represent the same thing, because the things God has planned for us is based on His Amazing Love for us.
There was anticipation as it was only a matter of time before this giant mass overflowed me, and overwhelmed me completely. The promises of God are to be expected to be inevitable as a tidal wave rushing in. This is faith when it is activated, Child of God!
Anticipate God’s Promise Like You Anticipate His Love!
God was telling me to anticipate His promises for me, in the same way I know I can anticipate His love for me!!
I have been completely undone by the LOVE OF GOD and it’s a tangible and very REAL thing for me. I’m not certain of many things in my life, but I am 100% certain of my Heavenly Father’s Perfect Love for me.
In this way I could feel God speaking so much peace and comfort to my heart, to simply trust in the character of a faithful and loving God!
In the same way that I can expect Gods love to overflow me, I can trust God’s plan because everything He has in store for me is good! And we know that as our Good Shepherd, Jesus is leading us the right way that we should go.
I realize that I need to raise my expectation in this season concerning God’s plans and promises for my life. As scary as a tidal wave might seem, the promises of God are as the love of a perfect and faithful Father.
It is God’s desire that we anticipate all that He has promised with a heart of expectation, and a heart that is fully surrendered to His good plan.
Jesus is the Peace Speaker.
There was a moment in the vision, I experience a very real tension… because I am so small, and the tidal wave was so big. Maybe it’s because I don’t know exactly how a tidal wave was going to hit, maybe it’s fear of the unknown concerning the details (of God’s timing) or maybe it’s the mere fact that I’m not able to control a tidal wave!? I’m guessing it was all the above, haha!
Upon the sudden onset of this tension, I realize now that tension alone could have overtook me with anxiety. But God!!
JESUS IS THE PEACE SPEAKER!!
With my eyes closed, the words “Peace. Peace. Wonderful peace… Sweep over my spirit” was just washing over me with the grace and comfort of God.
All this happened in just about 10 seconds, but time seemed to stand still for that moment, and I could feel God’s peace that surpasses all understanding. All my lack of understanding being overruled by the perfect peace of God sweeping over my spirit. We serve a God full of compassion!
Even when there is tension and uncertainties, the Lord our God is still speaking peace over us. This is proof that no matter what it looks like, we can trust God’s plan for our lives.
God Speaks in Ways We Can Understand.
As I was standing there, I had my hands palms up and held out, down low. This was my way to position my heart in surrender and trusting God.
I don’t know what my arms looked like (probably awkward haha!) but it was as if I could literally FEEL my arms reaching outward in front of me. My hands were reaching further and further out towards the tidal wave. Like unnaturally far away. It might sound super silly, but it reminded me of go-go gadget arms that grew out to be about 20 feet way.
The Lord likes to speak to me in funny ways that I can receive understanding – and that is unique to me. He knows that kind of thing would make me laugh, and its imagery would be rememberable to me.
Silly Sidenote: Getting ready for church that night, my 3yr old son, Josiah was being a little antsy and he threw one of his shoes behind us while I trying to put it on his foot. I looked back and I had to stretch a bit to get it (all while keeping him in my lap). As I grabbed his shoe I said, “You didn’t know momma had go-go gadget arms, did ya?”
GOD IS SO FUNNY!! I laughed out loud when I remembered I said that at the house just moments before having that experience in God’s presence!
We can Trust God’s Plan for us are good!
I want to reach out towards Gods Love.. and concerning the promise God spoke, like my go-go Gadget arms shot out to reach the tidal wave!
We can be free to rest in Gods peace not having any reservations or hesitations. We anticipate what He has in store for my life with a surrendered heart. And we can trust God’s plan to be good!
God is always working behind the scenes!
One of the neatest things about this, was that it was confirmation to me, and I dint even realize until I began writing it down.
The last time I wrote in my prayer journal was 2 nights ago in the late night. On the page just before this experience, I was asking for confirmation (again) concerning the God-Promise I believe He was leading me to pray into.
To be honest, I was seeking God for peace, without stating it that way. At the time of writing this, I was overwhelmed and experiencing a weak moment of nearly losing heart. So, I asked God to confirm to me what I thought He said, and to make it clear to me.
Doubt is horrible, it’s a stand still. However, the last thing I want to do is pray out of Gods will and have my heart postured in the wrong direction. I am reminded how even Jesus required FAITH in order to do miracles.
In all that, how GRACIOUS our God is!!
It just blows my mind, that He is so patient with me. It took me by a total surprise to see the confirmation in it.. as I had already forgotten that I had even asked the Lord just days before.
God is Faithful to Encourage Us in Our Waiting.
How encouraging it is that God spoke to me in a way that I could really grasp His heart. He let me know to look to the promise like I look to His Love. With a heart of JOY and PEACE, and expectation!!
He is faithful in every season, especially in the waiting when we feel like hope is growing dim. He says that tidal wave of His Perfect Love and Peace is on the way!
When we place all our trust in God especially when we cannot see, this is when our faith is tested and refined. We get to come out of the fire looking like pure gold.
And shining the Love of Jesus to the world around us!!
ALL GLORY & HONOR BELONGS TO OUR GOD!
May the Lord bless you all and encourage you to keep believing that everything God has in store for His children is as good as His Perfect Love! His love cannot fail! He is a good, good Father and we can trust Gods plan for our lives!
Vision of the Tidal Wave, experienced on August 29, 2019.
